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Identifying as queer?

2018

Good day,

Does anyone actually call themselves queer? I've never heard
a person refer to themselves as queer, although I am familiar with the
acronym.

Thank you.

Aliese MoranCo-author Sisters of Pain...

Hi Aliese,

I know many people who identify themselves as queer. Occasionally
myself included. I'm not sure of the acronym you're referring to though
– do you mean LGBTQ, or a different one?

For some people queer is still an offensive term, but there are also
those who like using it and wish to reclaim the term as just a
generally, potentially more inclusive word to encompass all in the
LGBTQ+ community.

Like most terms of self-identification it mostly comes down to a
matter of personal preference.

There are a ton of queer self-advocates and activists who identify as
queer. And, I believe this is closely tied to queer theory, which
informs lots of advocacy and academia on the subject:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queer_theory

Nancy…

Hi Aliese,

I'm someone that identifies as queer, as do a number of my friends
and my partner. There are a lot of reasons that someone may use queer as
an identifier and just as many reasons that someone may choose not to
(in my experience, it often goes back to the historic use of queer as a
slur, although it's largely been reclaimed at this point).

By acronym, I presume you mean some variation of
LGBT+/LGBTQ+/LGBTQIA+? There are a lot of variations at this point, and
a few alternate acronyms such as MOGAI, SAGA, QUILTBAG, and GSRM
(there's been a LOT of pushback again MOGAI and GSRM, however, due to
the origins and perceived origins of the terms, and what they included
at the time of creation, in reference to GSRM).

Cheers,

Caitlin Mooney...

Thanks all for your input. Got the question answered.

Alise Moran
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